What does Josephine represent in the story? What does Richards represent?

Josephine and Richards represent the traditional nineteenth-century roles of men and women and what is expected of each. These conventional roles are in stark contrast with the role of our protagonist , Mrs. Mallard, who is overcome not with grief but with feelings of freedom upon receiving the news of the story

the african society basically suffered the consequences of colonization and apartheid directly attacking the black people, first, during the colonialism and its main idea which which "white people" had better rights, affecting   them principally in the right to establish black people in their territories, access to quality education and health services and took away any civil right even to the black people to feel they have the same opportunities as the settlers.

well if you have a lion for example it will kill you and that's why you shouldn't have and exotic animal